Dictionary of American naval aviation squadrons: Volume 1 The history of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP, and VFA squadrons Dictionary of American naval aviation squadrons, Volume 2 The history of VP, VPB, VP(HL), and VP(AM) squadrons [you are here] Contents Foreword ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1 Origins of Navy Patrol Aviation, 1911 to 1920s 1 Chapter 2 Guidelines for Navy Aviation Squadron Lineage and Insignia 13 Chapter 3 Patrol Squadron (VP) Histories 15 Chapter 4 Patrol Bombing Squadron (VPB) Histories 389 Chapter 5 Heavy Patrol Squadrons (Landplane) (VP-HL) Histories 623 Chapter 6 Amphibian Patrol Squadrons (VP-AM) Histories 631 Appendix 1 Aircraft Data — Technical Information and Drawings 635 Appendix 2 A Summary of Patrol Aircraft Ordnance Equipment 687 Appendix 3 Submarines Sunk by Patrol Aircraft During World War II 697 Appendix 4 Air to Air Claims and Credits for Navy and Marine Corps Patrol Type Aircraft During World War II 713 Appendix 5 Seaplane Tender Listings 731 Appendix 6 Patrol Squadron Shore Establishments 737 Appendix 7 Lineage Listings for VP, VB, VPB, VP(HL), VP(ML), VP(MS) 769 Appendix 8 Listing of Reserve VP Squadrons, February 1946 to January 1968 781 Appendix 9 Medal Of Honor Recipients for Patrol Aviation 795 Appendix 10 Patrol Squadron Korean War Deployments 789 Appendix 11 Patrol Squadron Vietnam Deployments (1964-1972) 795 Appendix 12 Patrol Squadron Persian Gulf Deployments (1990-1991) 805 Appendix 13 Organization and Development of Patrol Wings (Fleet Air Wings) 1918-Present 807 Appendix 14 Reserve Patrol Squadron Call-Ups In The Post-WWII Period 814 Glossary Bibliography 829 Index of Patrol Squadron Histories and Aircraft Data 831 Digitized by http://www.afhso.af.mil/

v. 1. The history of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP, and VFA squadrons -- v. 2. The history of VP, VPB, VP (HL), VP (AM) squadrons

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v. 1. The history of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP, and VFA squadrons / Roy A. Grossnick -- v. 2. The history of VP, VPB, VP(HL), and VP(AM) squadrons / Michael D. Roberts

The dictionary of American naval aviation squadrons provides a brief history, by community, of every squadron the Navy has established since the post-World War I era

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